It's pretty easy to tell. Anything with either an entire forest on its roof or twenty searchlights shooting out of it is not realistic.Tnexster wrote:There is a lot going on here, how much of this is realistic?
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- 13 Oct 2021 15:01
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Cedars Developments
- Replies: 252
- Views: 222411
Re: The Cedars Developments
- 05 Oct 2021 15:51
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Southern Gateway Public Green
- Replies: 50
- Views: 48075
Re: Southern Gateway Public Green
Probably not what KWP has, from what I hear from the contractor building the project the vandalism of equipment is off the charts and is an absolute constant. Not sure how you battle that later when the park opens up. Well theoretically, there would be a group of people that could be employed by th...
- 30 Sep 2021 07:31
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Gentrification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3037
Re: Gentrification
I recall seeing some signs while driving through Elm Thicket recently (was going to a couple spots on Lovers Ln). It is definitely jarring seeing vintage bungalows next to giant new-builds, a thing which irks me anytime I see it.
- 28 Sep 2021 14:34
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Downtown: Carpenter Park
- Replies: 57
- Views: 44473
Re: Downtown: Carpenter Park
There may be some recent pics on the park thread of the Discord IIRC.THRILLHO wrote:If anyone happens to be walking by this part of downtown sometime, some pics would be great. Haven't had the chance myself, but it looks like the park has really taken shape over the summer and a lot of grass has been laid down.
- 23 Sep 2021 16:15
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Restaurants: general news/development
- Replies: 173
- Views: 200680
Re: Restaurants: general news/development
DallasTX TV is a national treasure. I believe there have also been multiple instances of people driving cars into S&D Oyster Company (among other businesses).
- 23 Sep 2021 16:11
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: The Old Red Museum is leaving Old Red Courthouse
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4403
Re: The Old Red Museum is leaving Old Red Courthouse
I have never been to the museum, but does anyone know if there is anything related to Allen Brooks in the museum?
- 23 Sep 2021 15:58
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: CityLine
- Replies: 46
- Views: 39061
Re: Richardson: CityLine
Yeah, it would be awesome if they trimmed Ave K from Renner to 15th and added bike lanes going each way. Though, to me CityLine isn't really that pedestrian friendly outside the tiny park area by the Aloft, so I'm not sure how much back-and-forth connectivity that would result in.
- 21 Sep 2021 14:34
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1025
- Views: 816089
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
Does 6th Street have these problems? I haven't been down to 6th in quite a while, so I know it's not THE only place to hang in Austin, but I feel like it is similar.
Just seems weird to me the Deep Ellum has had these kind of problems in two different iterations decades apart.
Just seems weird to me the Deep Ellum has had these kind of problems in two different iterations decades apart.
- 21 Sep 2021 09:50
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Houseman Building; 400 N. Akard
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12905
Re: Houseman Building; 400 N. Akard
Good lord, that should be a criminal offense. I would rather they had knocked down the original, what a shame.
- 20 Sep 2021 14:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1025
- Views: 816089
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
Are there still motorized scooters down there? Those seem to be an easy scapegoat. Get rid of the scooters, then people will stop shooting each other.
- 10 Sep 2021 09:12
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 359
- Views: 253027
Re: Downtown Progress
Man, it's too bad Amazon didn't say "Sheesh, we'd love to move HQ2 here, but that Trinity River is looking pretty dumpy. There should really be a centerpiece park there."
- 30 Aug 2021 11:24
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Addison Misc. Development
- Replies: 55
- Views: 22203
Re: Addison Misc. Development
Loro BBQ is looking to bulldoze and build a new building at the former Flying Saucer location. They have a location in East Dallas already. I live around the corner and was hoping another beer place would move in :( https://agendas.addisontx.gov/docs/2021/PZ/20210817_6814/4034_1832-Z%20Plans_Compre...
- 25 Aug 2021 16:35
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 144281
Re: Fair Park
I feel like the crowd for the State Fair will kind of self-select and figure out what is most comfortable for them. The Fair won't require masks, so that will automatically keep a certain amount of people from attending. Those that do attend, there will likely be a mixed bag of masks/no masks. I thi...
- 16 Aug 2021 21:55
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35203
Re: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
Here's a photo of the improvements to Downtown Richardson I took this past Saturday. I tried to get the vantage point close to this rendering. It will take a little while for the foot traffic to materialize, but it is much nicer than before. I am a bit curious on the choice of trees for the median. ...
- 16 Aug 2021 09:46
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Downtown: Harwood Park
- Replies: 44
- Views: 32874
Re: Downtown: Harwood Park
Wow, those Mammoths look awesome. My kids will love playing over there.
- 09 Aug 2021 09:26
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 159593
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Yeah I feel like Crayola would easily get lost in the shuffle at Grapevine Mills. At least at Willow Bend, it's pretty much the only thing of its kind for some distance.
- 26 Jul 2021 15:22
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
- Replies: 676
- Views: 382917
Re: North Dallas: Galleria
I think the hotel and the office tower are what keep the Galleria from becoming like Willow Bend or Irving Mall, along with the fact that it almost always has a strong holiday-season crowd. Totally agree. The Galleria seems to be the go-to mall for tourists as well, whether that's because of the pr...
- 15 Jul 2021 18:04
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35203
Re: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
Yeah, I feel like the way they are going about it will turn out pretty nice. I live in Richardson, so it's been a lot easier to spot the changes, but you've definitely already seen quite a drastic change on the other side of 75 with the Heights Shopping Center and Lockwood. I have a feeling somethin...
- 13 Jul 2021 15:34
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 463250
Re: Silver Line
Came here expecting to hear that another batch of rail was delivered...boo!!
- 13 Jul 2021 09:17
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: West End 1.0
- Replies: 249
- Views: 237515
Re: West End 1.0
Wow, thinking back on this, it's kind of funny. Only in Dallas would a parking garage be considering "historic" and worth preservation, while dozens of other actually significant buildings get the wrecking ball or blowtorch.
- 06 Jul 2021 13:53
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35203
Re: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
The Main Street infrastructure improvements are largely finished too. I'll have to cruise through and snap some photos. The street stuff looks nice, there's a "park" on the corner that I'm not too crazy about (lots of concrete, not much seating), but I am hoping that just becomes useful or...
- 28 Jun 2021 09:59
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 399772
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
La Reunion is a solid little bar/coffee shop in the new Exxir development in Bishop Arts. I went there the other day.
Would be cool if they incorporate some of the Old Theater Row vibes into the Parterre space.
Would be cool if they incorporate some of the Old Theater Row vibes into the Parterre space.
- 28 Jun 2021 09:57
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: misc. developments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 65993
Re: Plano: misc. developments
The request is to bulldoze the Bel Aire Oaks apartments on the corner of Alma and Plano Parkway is dead - the developer has backed down and in his letter he basically implied he was going to slumlord this apartment complex out of spite, instead of fighting the city in a legal battle. What was the d...
- 23 Jun 2021 12:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Midtown
- Replies: 386
- Views: 855761
Re: North Dallas: Midtown
I think at this point the best we can hope for is that the momentum of all the development in the Galleria/Valley View area will generate enough residual value for Beck (does he even own all of the Midtown property?) to just cut and run at a profit. I feel like a while back Beck was trying to hold s...
- 07 Jun 2021 12:13
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0
- Replies: 283
- Views: 253846
Re: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0
That's the idea with East Quarter though, right?
- 04 Jun 2021 10:36
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 463250
Re: Silver Line
I'll be curious to see what the ridership looks like for the UTD station. UTD is a heavy user of DART buses, but that's more for the immediate area. I wonder if there will be similar demand for larger trips.
- 04 Jun 2021 10:33
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0
- Replies: 283
- Views: 253846
Re: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0
Are you expecting the pricing to be high or low? I feel like "given the location" can be interpreted different ways in this area. Close to an emerging/exciting neighborhood, but also close to homeless facilities.
- 25 May 2021 10:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deep Ellum IPA clone recipe?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4607
Re: Deep Ellum IPA clone recipe?
I'm not sure, but I am definitely here for some homebrew talk! How'd you determine the hop varieties?
- 25 May 2021 10:31
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Cliff Progressing
- Replies: 263
- Views: 212439
Re: Oak Cliff Progressing
The I-30 bridge over the Trinity has its arches lit now and looks a lot better. Damn it... I should've took a picture. It's not the first time they turn on the lights. They do it every so often. I guess to test them.. but I'd be shocked if they're on tomorrow. It's VERY rare. But the bridge looks g...
- 25 May 2021 10:30
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 625445
Re: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Made it to the Observation Deck. Very cool, but not ready for prime time and never will be. Access it from Monarch (49). A door man there has to take you up some stairs (no elevator) to the sushi bar (50). You have to cross the sushi bar to enter and exit a narrow hallway that circles the glass ext...
- 21 May 2021 10:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Midtown
- Replies: 386
- Views: 855761
Re: North Dallas: Midtown
The article mentions a candidate that has the support of all the Midtown developers. What a ringing endorsement!
- 20 May 2021 14:32
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Cliff Progressing
- Replies: 263
- Views: 212439
Re: Oak Cliff Progressing
Hope there's no old wood in that building... https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2021/may/meet-the-couple-playing-real-life-monopoly-in-oak-cliff/ It’s no secret that Amanda Moreno-Lake and Jim Lake Jr. have a vested interest in Oak Cliff. From decades back, when Jim brokered a building for...
- 11 May 2021 10:17
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: CityLine
- Replies: 46
- Views: 39061
Re: Richardson: CityLine
Hopefully there will be some form of retail, as this is facing the plaza directly connected to the DART station. With the theater right there, it's kind of surprising there aren't really any restaurants or bars within walking distance except for...one?
- 07 May 2021 13:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 625445
- 16 Apr 2021 14:33
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35203
Re: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
Having grown up in Richardson, to see the run down Downtown area being portrayed as a "destination" is beyond laughable. The whole area is ripe for a tear down redo. They should remake it into an area like The Grove in Los Angeles. Just rebuilt an entire district and recreate a Downtown e...
- 16 Apr 2021 09:03
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
- Replies: 47
- Views: 35203
Re: Richardson: Main Street Improvements
I doubt they'll put in a rail station there, since there is one not too far away at Arapaho. They've done (IMO) a very wise thing and started to emphasize pedestrian and bike connectivity between downtown Richardson via both a paved trail and dedicated bike lanes. I think Plano had actually set the ...
- 06 Apr 2021 09:56
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: misc. developments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 65993
Re: Plano: misc. developments
I can't see the DMN article, but is this in reference to the land near Fry's?
- 03 Mar 2021 15:06
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Rowlett: Crystal Lagoon
- Replies: 51
- Views: 43214
Re: Rowlett: Crystal Lagoon
Is it weird to anyone else that they seem to have a lot of the water stuff situated without a view of the lake?
- 11 Feb 2021 09:20
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 144281
Re: Fair Park
I remember seeing the Hall of State during the Drive-Thru State Fair this past year. It was surreal how great it looks. Hopefully once things open back up, there will be more of a push to utilize the interior for exhibitions, events, etc. I have never actually been inside of it.
- 09 Feb 2021 17:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Hoque Global Cedars- So Good
- Replies: 62
- Views: 48868
Re: Hoque Global Cedars- So Good
Is that a typo, or is it called "The Chole"? Seems like maybe more likely "The Chloe", since every apartment needs to be "The [insert person's name]".
- 01 Feb 2021 09:37
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 399772
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
Kind of weird for them to say it's next to the Majestic Theatre, since it is on the back side of that building. Looks like a solid location right across the street from Pacific Plaza though!
- 01 Feb 2021 09:33
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 159593
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Seems like these ailing big enclosed malls would be a great springboard for a hotel resort activity destination like Gaylord or Great Wolf. You know, that's a pretty genius idea. There isn't really anything like that close by (to Plano/Frisco). Even though Great Wolf and Gaylord aren't THAT far, I ...
- 29 Jan 2021 09:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fund the Forum
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12312
Re: Fund the Forum
Done! Thank you for setting this up.
- 26 Jan 2021 16:48
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fund the Forum
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12312
Re: Fund the Forum
yes indeed. I come here everyday and would be happy to support
Many thanks, Troy and all who make this thing tick!
Many thanks, Troy and all who make this thing tick!
- 21 Jan 2021 13:39
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 670324
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
LPG wrote: As the ol’ lawn sign saying goes, ‘Don’t Plano MY Uptown.’
- 19 Jan 2021 13:43
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park
- Replies: 228
- Views: 189662
Re: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park
I'm sure Miriam across the street will be thrilled. This was my first thought, as well. Miriam, Meso Maya/La Ventana, El Fenix and now Mi Cocina all steps away from one another — that’s a lot of Mexican food competition. To me, El Fenix is probably the restaurant most directly in competition with M...
- 08 Jan 2021 16:28
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DFWU Discord Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12669
Re: Trying to gauge interest in an idea...
I'd be up for Discord. I haven't used it before, but I'm always up to have additional venues for discussion. I don't know that I have related to a statement as much as this one in some time: Nobody around me has any interest whatsoever in development, construction, etc., so... Anywho, thanks for thr...
- 06 Jan 2021 10:01
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Design District 1.0
- Replies: 115
- Views: 86090
Re: Design District 1.0
An interesting point of view on the DD... Dallas Design District investors plan office project and restaurant “The International has been at the top of our target acquisition list for years,” Quadrant’s Chad Cook said in a statement. “We are excited to integrate it with an additional 2.5 acres wher...
- 04 Jan 2021 16:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
- Replies: 441
- Views: 389358
- 16 Dec 2020 14:40
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 159593
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Yeah, for me it's hard to see what Willow Bend offers that can't be obtained a very short distance away. Want a mall? Stonebriar and Galleria are close by. Want mixed-use retail and restaurants? Legacy (OG and West) are just a bit north, and West Plano Village (Parker Rd and DNT) offers a bit of tha...